Celebrity Playlists Rock

We spent a good hour the other day procrastinating surfing through the Celebrity Playlists on iTunes. [We'd provide links, but can't onto iTunes]

Part of our fascination with the playlists stemmed from the disconnect between the stars' personnas and their musical tastes. Sometimes, there was none [Jennifer Garner digs Destiny's Child.] But we also found plenty of surprises. Here's what we mean:

Amy SedarisWe Expected: We lovelovelove her and secretly believe that we should be best friends. Naturally, we thought we'd lovelovelove her playlist just as much. We Discovered: A dream destroyed... unless we were best friends in elementary school. Big Shock: Joni Mitchell, fer chrissakes!We Both LoveKnow: Windy, by The Association. It was her favorite song as a kid. I vaugely remember it.

Kyra Sedgwick
We Expected: To like a lot of the same stuff. We Discovered: We do. Big Shock:I Am I Said, by Neil Diamond.We Both Love:Nirvana, Elton John, Bill Withers, Neil Diamond and... White Lines by Grandmaster Flash, an old favorite we'd forgotten about.

Robert Downey, Jr.
We Expected: Wilco, The Eels, Beck, Tom Waits We Discovered: He's into Bryan Adams and Phil Collins, which -- as far as we're concerned -- explains the drug problem.Big Shock: Finished What Ya Started by Van Halen. Van Halen? Van Halen in 1993??We Both Love:With or Without You by U2

Nicole Kidman
We Expected: She's too willowy and perfect to have good taste in music. We Discovered: We should be best friends! Big Shock: Ex-squeeze Lenny Kravitz made her list, but not new hubby Keith Urban.We Both Love:Fade In You by Mazzy Star; Morcheeba

Ed Burns
We Expected: Nothing in particular We Discovered: That we'd probably have fun talking over a beer. Big Shock: He'll admit to liking.. well, you'll see. We Both Love:Memory Motel by the Stones; My Kinda Lover by Billy Squire